The internal environment: * Strategic competitiveness and above – Average returns result when Internal organization (What a firm can do : function of resources‚ capabilities‚ and core competencies) matches External environment ( What a firm might do : function of opportunities in the firm’s external environment → Competitive Advantage * Competitive advantage key points: * No competitive advantage lasts forever. * Over time‚ rival use their own unique resources‚ capabilities‚ and
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Google upholds the position as the dominant search engine in the world‚ with 65 percent of the total search market‚ according to Hitwise. To maintain Google’s competitive advantage‚ the company has developed an infrastructure that guarantees a fast and efficient search engine‚ as well as branching out their efforts in other directions beyond search. Let’s first examine the speed of an average Google search. Any random search takes between 0.06 to 0.12 seconds (Gigaom). Google’s competitive edge
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higher profits. 2. What are the various directions for innovation to take? Can a mature firm in a stagnant industry pursue innovation? How successful is this likely to be? The search for new opportunities can be desirable for any industry or firm. For Google innovative thinking is very
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early search engines in accuracy‚ just as Google did. Google’s original home page was almost as revolutionary as PageRank‚ simply because it was…simple. Not much more than a logo‚ a text field‚ a Search button‚ and and I’m Feeling Lucky one. It was a major part of why Google took off originally‚ and while nearly every major search engine ended up shamlessly copying it‚ I think it’s possible that nobody else would have been daring enough to try it. Once Google had been successful with Web search‚ it
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ingrained in all fields: business‚ government‚ economic‚ social. Google began in 1996 as a project by Larry Page and Sergey Brin. Larry and Sergey were both studying at Stanford University California. In their research project they came up with a plan to make a search engine that ranked websites according to the number of other websites that linked to that site (and ultimately came up with the Google we have today). Before Google‚ search engines had ranked sites simply by the number of times the
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Google in China Business Case Analysis Facts of the Case: Key - Stick to the most important facts presented (Point form is expectable ONLY in this section) ▪ Case is based on the negotiation that took place between Google Inc. and the Chinese government to allow their citizens access to Chinese version of Google.com (Google.cn) ▪ Google looking at vast business opportunities in China as a long-term strategy. Due to its population size and market potential‚ China has become an attractive
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Google‚ Apple‚ and Microsoft Struggle for your Internet Experience 1. Compare the business models and areas of strength of Apple‚ Google‚ and Microsoft. Although they have different business models and strategies‚ Apple‚ Google and Microsoft are three major companies who seek to dominate the internet user’s experience. They come to the platform with their own proprietary strengths. In looking at business models‚ Apple’s business model focuses on the consumer and bringing them a personalized
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External and internal shocks serious setbacks to economic growth July 2012 IMPERATIVES FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Economic growth is likely to fall to below 2 per cent this year as external and internal shocks are serious setbacks to the country’s economic growth. The Central Bank has not revised its economic growth forecast for the year‚ but current conditions suggest that economic growth would slip from 1.7 to 1.3 per cent that it estimated earlier this year to even below 1.5 per cent‚ if global
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complementary capabilities‚ resources and businesses. Furthermore‚ the major competitors of UPC are Ziggo‚ KPN‚ Telfort‚ TELE2‚ Online‚ and Vodafone. UPC Ziggo What are the different strategic groups? Dimensions to Consider for Structural Analysis (Strategic Groups) within Industries 1. Specialization - Width of product line 2. Brand identification - Advertising 3. Product Quality 4. Cost position According to these dimensions we can group the companies in the telecommunication industry
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to resolve the keyword spam problem on the web. In addition‚ Google founders also included the number of websites that link to a page or “vote” in their search algorithm; hence the search result will be more relevant to customers’ needs. 2) Google focuses on customer oriented strategy. Comparing Google with other search engines like Yahoo! and Bing‚ Google webpage only has a search bar with no advertisements and other information. Google emphasizes on simplicity of interface and speed of page loads
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